(10-19-2011 09:54 AM)ricebondsmntna2young Wrote: bimola's Messier seems like it should be recognizable but I'm still unable to quite make out what appears to lettering of some sort. It reminds me of staring at this painting from the end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off:

The more I look at it, the less I can make out.

Ya, I had that problem too when I first saw it. Maybe if I rotated it sideways it might help?

Now I am not sure if this qualifies for a special patch or not but it is entirely possible that under the piece of masking tape is a beautiful seam! It may also be the case that Cam Ward actually wore this piece of masking tape in an official NHL game, or maybe when he was in Pee Wee or Bantam. If this doesn't qualify as a special patch, then perhaps if I win one of the remaining rounds (very unlikely) I'll start a category of bizzare, twisted, erroneous, jerseys and patches to celebrate the Halloween season soon to be upon us! Boo! Spud

(10-19-2011 09:54 AM)ricebondsmntna2young Wrote: bimola's Messier seems like it should be recognizable but I'm still unable to quite make out what appears to lettering of some sort. It reminds me of staring into this painting The more I look at it, the less I can make out.

Well, we had some really outstanding patches this round but judging by the vote count, maybe not as many people were moved or had the occasion to a look. Personally, I like learning about where some of these one-off patches come from and I hope people will continue to share background info about their cards. Also, I learned that there's an actual database for special patches, which is a very cool resource for this noob.

But I'm getting the sense people want to finish off teams #29 and 30. So as for the vote, I ended up going with Messier since, in a tiebreak, the NHL patch wins over a minor league one. Luckily, I wasn't the deciding vote!

bimola, earlier kidding aside, that's an incredible Messier. Congrats on the win and please take us back to the NHL team rounds when you're ready. We can continue to come up with categories like masking tape/loose threads/hanging swatches, defunct teams, unidentifiable patches, and anything else when we get through Vancouver and New York.

(10-19-2011 12:05 PM)bimola Wrote: There, this should help. Sometimes all it takes is a new perspective.